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12"x 36" lathe. Best way onto Stand?
Hi,
I recently bought a 12" x 36" lathe with stand. I unpacked the lathe and attempted to use a engine crane to place it on the stand. As I found out, unfortunately the legs of the engine crane would not pass under the lateral brace and even if it did, do to the center of gravity of the lift point (near the headstock), one of the legs needs to pass through the stand columns anyway. This is one of those generic 12x36 lathe stands as I'm sure you've seen. So I was reading Bill's recent lathe adventures and some one mentioned to twist the lathe lengthways, with the headstock toward the crane column, lower the lathe it on the floor, then recouple (so it doesn't twist back, lift and straddle it onto the stand length ways? . Is this the way to do it? I was tired when I gave up on it last night, but it seems like a resonable idea. With my mills I built my own stands, with the use of a pallet jack and crane in mind so this isn't an issue. But this is first heavy piece of gear I've got that came with a stand. When I got sick and tired of it last night I was certain that I would need to spend a couple hundred dollars on some steel and weld up a custom stand this weekend, but I would just as soon use the stand I paid for if possible. Any pointers? Thanks Mal |
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